There are two primary SOSE Councils, The SOSE Advisory Council and the SOSE Operations Council.
The SOSE Advisory Council has been meeting since May 2016 and is a council that was appointed by Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche. The primary purpose of the council is to maintain a high level view of SOSE and continue to explore and maintain the goals of SOSE. It meets quarterly. Members of the SOSE Advisory Council are:
- Aarti Tejuja
- Marguerite Drescher
- Minister Jane Arthur
- Minister Adam Lobel
- Minister Wendy Friedman
- Acharya Gaylon Fergusen
- Acharya Arawana Hayashi
The SOSE Operations Council functions as a more general boots on the ground council. It’s purpose is to explore the implementation of SOSE’s goals and bring them to life. Members of the SOSE Operations Council are:
- Aarti Tejuja, Director of SOSE
- Shastri Charlene Leung
- Martina Bouey
- Alexandria Barnes
- Marguerite Drescher
- Shastri Trinley Busby
- Minister Adam Lobel
- Minister Jane Arthur
- Irene Woodard
- Alex Vlasic
